Archive: May 2014
ALL WHITE BEDDING
I used to prefer white duvets and pillowcases with brightly-coloured, contrast bed sheets (I have azure blue, turquoise and …
PETIT BATEAU PRINTED T-SHIRTS
This summer, Petit Bateau ’s iconic T-shirt will be available with vintage, graphic and sailor prints from the French fashio…
CHANTAL THOMASS
Last summer I met my favourite lingerie designer, Chantal Thomass, at an event at Fenwick's when the French seamstress…
APRIL INSTAGRAM PHOTOS
In April I spent a weekend in Ilkley and the Yorkshire Dales, went back to Paris where I fell in love with Monet's water…
VICHY DERMABLEND
French pharmacies are a wonderful thing. The pharmacists actually know what they're talking about so you can get great …
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!
I am sliding from the mid-twenties to the late-twenties tickbox... Gah. Tomorrow I'm going to Tenerife, because, ever s…
GREY MATTER
One of my favourite things about working in the fashion industry is discovering up-and-coming brands. There are so many tal…
SUMMER VINYL
L.K. Bennett 's summer heels have arrived. Every season, the British luxury high street brand brings out a hero pair of…
CLEMENCE POESY
One of my favourite photoshoots with French actress and constant style list-topper Clemence Poesy is the February 2012 issue…
Le Dome du Marais
I stumbled across Le Dôme du Marais in the north Marais district one afternoon in December and was drawn in by the restaur…
GINGHAM SHIRT DRESS
Following on from the post about gingham taking over the Balmain catwalk , this checked shirt dress from Boden is the per…
TOPSHOP NAILS
I picked up the pale nude Ethereal nail varnish along with blood red Lacquered and neon pink High Voltage from Topshop …
KATE SPADE SAMPLE SALE
I've been going to several sample sales every year since I moved to London nine years ago and the Kate Spade one this w…
SWEET VALLEY HIGH
The Guardian recently ran a great school sports-inspired photoshoot with a hazy, vintage 70s feel, featuring neoprene, spor…
NAVY BLUE ADDICT
I have more blue dresses than you can shake a stick at. My colleague in Paris first alerted me to it when browsing sale it…
FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: NORFOLK
Another long weekend. Huzzah. I'll be cycling around the Norfolk countryside and doing my first sportive of the y…
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